In ancient times, a war was fought against demons on a world named Filgaia. The planet bears the scars of this encounter as much of the world is barren and the ocean has turned to sand. For different reasons, four characters set out to become "drifters" and make their own path over the plains. Virginia Maxwell chose this trip on a steam train because she was bored by the monotonous life in a sleepy village and wanted to explore the world. Treasure-hunter Jet Enduro thinks the train will bring him to a place where a flower with magic powers can be found. Gallows Caradine is a shaman of his tribe and is the guardian of a sacred artifact. Clive Winslet is a cynical archaeologist and part-time bounty hunter. A fateful encounter aboard a train will bring these four together and mix them up in the doings of a mysterious organization of scientists. This Council of Seven once was formed to renew the life force of Filgaia, but now seems to be harnessing it for their own means.

This third installment of the Wild Arms series continues the tradition of two previous games, adding a stronger emphasis on the (fantasy) Wild West atmosphere. Characters have the ability to attack using ARMS (projectile weapons), use special abilities, use items or cast Arcana (magic). From the beginning of the game, each of the four characters has an introductory chapter before becoming a party and traveling together. The battles are random, with a FP gauge which fills while attacking and defending, and usage of Arms and magic which require FP, similar to the second game of the series. Later on, special vehicles feature their own type of battle system. Other similarities to the previous game include the search system (towns and dungeons are not indicated on the map until you discover them), the ability to cancel a random battle and special abilities used outside of battles to solve puzzles. A new feature is a dialogue based on key words, similar to a system commonly used in adventure games, which allows a more flexible use of dialogue options.

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Wild Arms 3 PlayStation 2 Clive's story before the meeting on a train, he was hunting a monster that was terrorizing nearby town

Wild Arms 3 PlayStation 2 Depending on Eternal Sparkle equipped, your character will have different Arcana powers to use in battle

Wild Arms 3 PlayStation 2 Upgrading your weapon (you can only upgrade it limited number of times so choose your upgrades well)

Wild Arms 3 PlayStation 2 Jet is using accelerator to perform his action before anyone, no matter whose turn is

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Alternate Titles

"荒野兵器3" -- Chinese title (simplified)
"Wild Arms Advanced 3rd" -- Japanese title
"ワイルドアームズ　アドヴァンスドサード" -- Japanese spelling

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GameSpy	PlayStation 2	Oct 31, 2002	87 out of 100	87
games xtreme	PlayStation 2	Mar 30, 2003	8 out of 10	80
Games TM	PlayStation 2	Feb, 2003	8 out of 10	80
IGN	PlayStation 2	Oct 16, 2002	7.9 out of 10	79
4Players.de	PlayStation 2	Mar 01, 2003	78 out of 100	78
Game Revolution	PlayStation 2	Oct, 2002	B	75
RPG Kingdom	PlayStation 2	Dec 12, 2003	15 out of 20	75
Legendra	PlayStation 2	Jul 03, 2003		70
Eurogamer.net (UK)	PlayStation 2	Apr 08, 2003	7 out of 10	70
Snackbar-Games.com	PlayStation 2	Jan 03, 2003	2 out of 5	40